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KABUL — One of the first things a visitor sees as they arrive at Afghanistan's main airport are 16 military transport planes abandoned on the side of the runway.
The aircraft were supposed to move Afghan soldiers around the country, and while they were flown briefly, persistent problems obtaining spare parts have grounded them indefinitely. Another four, never delivered to the Afghan military, sit on a tarmac in Germany. It's expected all will eventually be scrapped.
"Those aircraft are useless," Lt.-Gen. Mohammad Akram, the Vice-Chief of the General Staff of the Afghan National Army, told the Citizen. "That's a scandal."
The planes, which cost U.S. taxpayers $486 million, are seen as the latest example of the bottomless financial pit critics say Afghanistan has become.
Tens of billions worth of international reconstruction and security aid has flowed into the most corrupt nation in the world with little oversight or accountability, they argue. The result has been massive waste and widespread theft of funds, with the main beneficiaries being Afghanistan's powerful classes and high-priced foreign consultants and building contractors.
"The average (Afghan) person has seen little or nothing of all this money," says Ramazan Bashardost, a member of Afghanistan's parliament and an anti-corruption crusader. "Instead of help, we have seen a mafia system created where everyone but the people has benefited."
Canada has spent billions on Afghanistan, and no accounting of exactly where all that money went has been publicly released. But investigations done by various U.S. government watchdogs suggest there is no reason to believe that all of the funding we've provided has resulted in value for money.
Click here to read about Canada's Kandahar fire sale
The aircraft abandoned in Kabul will be the next target for the U.S. government's Afghanistan watchdog. The office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, known as SIGAR, was created by a Congress worried about how $97 billion in aid was being spent.
SIGAR is headed by John Sopko, a former prosecutor who took on the mafia in Cleveland and is now aggressively pursuing audits and investigations, much to the dismay of U.S. military and government officials. Since his appointment 20 months ago, Sopko and his auditors have exposed a litany of misspending, fraud and waste.
Even though the international community has been helping Afghanistan for more than a decade, with America as the lead donor, how those funds have been spent has been characterized by "dubious decisions and — perhaps most troubling — a pervasive lack of accountability," Sopko has said.
In Gardez, in eastern Afghanistan, his auditors discovered that a construction company working on a new hospital was charging $500 a gallon for diesel fuel, when the going rate is $5 a gallon. In Parwan province in the northeast, they found a new $400,000 courthouse was structurally unsound. It will now have to be torn down at U.S. government expense. SIGAR investigators examining a $19-million project to build police bases near the Pakistan border discovered the installations had been abandoned or were never occupied. One wasn't being used because it didn't have a water supply. On another, one of the buildings had been converted to a chicken coop.
More troubling is the discovery by SIGAR investigators that Afghan companies with ties to insurgents are receiving funds for reconstruction projects. Sopko outlined 43 such cases to the U.S. army, with the firms involved awarded $150 million in contracts.
One of those companies had already been blacklisted by the U.S. Commerce Department after it determined the firm helped insurgents obtain bomb-making components. But the U.S. army has declined to ban the firms from bidding on new projects, claiming there is not enough solid evidence to justify such a move.
Not surprisingly, U.S. officials, as well as some NATO officers, aren't fans of SIGAR reports. They counter that the investigations don't always present the whole story. One NATO officer complained that while some of the reports about waste and financial mismanagement are accurate, SIGAR has upset many in the military leadership by aggressively publicizing the results.
Sopko, who has heard such criticism before, counters that his job is to be a watchdog, not a cheerleader. "In their opinion, my reports should be slipped under their doors in the dead of night, never to see the light of day, because these reports could make parts of the U.S. mission look bad or embarrass President (Hamid) Karzai and the Afghan government," he said in a speech last year.
NATO's $200-million literacy training program for Afghan soldiers and police was also the subject of a SIGAR audit. The program was already well established when Canadian Forces Lt.-Col. Tim Isberg took it over last year.
"It's good to have an audit and it's necessary," Isberg said. "A lot of money was getting wasted."
The audit sparked an internal review and changes were made. "Where we saw money wasted or not worthwhile we just cancelled the classes," Isberg said. "So we saved $19 million just by program improvements, without affecting the output of the literacy rates."
Late last month, SIGAR released its audit of the literacy training, noting that the program heralded as a success by NATO had failed to reach many of its goals. Click here to see some of SIGAR's findings.
"We spent $200 million on this — yet we don't even know how many Afghan security forces are literate or how well the program worked," Sopko said in a statement.
This kind of independent and public oversight stands in sharp contrast to Canada's situation. The Office of the Auditor General conducted two examinations specifically related to the Afghan mission; one was on the procurement process for armoured vehicles to be used by Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, the other was how the military's supply chain was responding to the mission's needs.
Then-auditor general Sheila Fraser found that the armoured vehicle projects were not managed in accordance with set guidelines, but she went on to note that during a war, safety of the troops is paramount. In regard to the supply chain, her auditors acknowledged some shortcomings but overall praised the work of Canadian Forces personnel.
No audits were done on the $1.9 billion spent on aid for Afghanistan or any other aspects of the mission, confirmed Ghislain Desjardins, spokesman for the auditor general's office.
In January 2010, Fraser travelled to Kandahar with some of her staff; she pointed out she was not in Afghanistan to do any audits and had nothing but praise for the mission. She also told journalists she had no concerns about how Canadian tax dollars were being spent and everyone involved in the mission was concerned about proper fiscal management.
She did, however, raise concerns about the future of aid programs. Canada, for instance, was in the midst of spending $90 million on building dozens of schools as well as $50 million on the Dahla Dam. "Will all those projects be able to continue?" Fraser asked. "That's a question worthy of discussion back home."
Officials with the office of Kandahar Governor Tooryalai Wesa say some of the schools constructed with Canadian money are now closed because they were built in areas where there are few children. Although the work on the Dahla Dam has been completed, some residents of Kandahar question whether the money was spent properly, suggesting that monies were siphoned off by corrupt officials.
The Canadian government, however, points to the Dahla Dam project and the schools as success stories which have improved the lives of people throughout Kandahar province.
Auditor General spokesman Desjardins said he is not sure why the Afghan mission was not "covered more extensively" by the office. There are no plans to conduct any future audits into the 12-year mission.
"We take a risk-based approach," Desjardins explained. "If something were to go wrong, would it be of concern to the health and safety of Canadians or would it cost a lot of money for taxpayers?"
But that's why an independent audit should be done, suggests the NDP's Foreign Affairs critic Paul Dewar.
A little more than five years ago, Kevin Page, then the parliamentary budget officer, estimated that the Afghan mission could end up costing $18 billion by 2011. He couldn't get a more detailed figure since federal departments would not turn over financial information.
Dewar said there is still no specific public accounting of where that money went.
"Having an idea where the funds were spent and how well they were spent is essential if we are going to learn any lessons from Afghanistan," he said. "The government has taken the attitude of 'just trust us on this.' "
The government has countered that it produced a series of updates on the mission. It has also conducted internal audits, including on projects overseen by the Canadian International Development Agency.
After a year-long delay the National Post obtained several of the CIDA audits for 2008-09 through the Access to Information law. The reports, written by outside consultants, were heavily censored but generally praised Canada's efforts in Kandahar.
One report pointed out that some aid projects were missing a key ingredient — a determination of whether Afghans could or would take part. "The impression is of a major planning effort, meticulously documented, but divorced from reality," the consultants wrote.
Dewar said a full accounting by an independent watchdog, either the auditor's office or the parliamentary budget office, is needed, especially since the costs will continue after our troops are gone. Canada has committed to providing $330 million to Afghan security forces and $227 million for development projects. The international community has promised another $16 billion.
But even SIGAR will have trouble determining if that money, much of it to be provided by the U.S., is being well spent. SIGAR inspectors rely on military security when they visit various parts of Afghanistan because it is too dangerous for them to travel on their own.
Sopko says as American and international troops withdraw this year, his investigators will lose access to most of the locations where funds are being spent.
Even in supposedly safe areas, auditors face potential deadly risks. On Jan. 17, Martin Glazer of Gatineau and Peter McSheffrey of Ottawa were killed in a Taliban suicide attack as they ate supper at a well-guarded Kabul restaurant.
The men, working for a consulting firm, had been brought in to audit a Canadian fund being used to build the country's anti-terrorism and security infrastructure.
With Canada poised to leave Afghanistan for good, Citizen defence writer David Pugliese made his third unembedded trip to Afghanistan in December to see what progress has been made, what opportunities have been lost, and where the country goes from here.
Saturday:Goals versus results: The situation in Kandahar and Kabul
Monday: The money pit: Billions were spent, but who's counting?
Tuesday: Water works: How one of our 'signature' projects fared
Wednesday: Calm before storm: The insurgents are back in the once peaceful north
Thursday: Hold the line: Can the Afghan forces stand up to the enemy?
Friday: War and peace: How the conflict will shape future missions
Saturday: More progress or meltdown: What comes next for Afghanistan?


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Microsoft SQL Server team has been interacting on a regular basis with the developers and users in the form of surveys. During the last 2 years, we completed surveys that focused on the broad SQL Connectivity components that address major development platforms, including ODBC, ADO.NET, JDBC and PHP. These surveys provide us with an ability to validate some of the requests we have got from developers, users and partners such as you as well as ideas that we have gathered internally as a part of our development process. You have seen our roadmap for SQL Server evolve based on the feedback that we have received.
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Published: 23rd April 2012 10:41 AM | Last Updated: 16th May 2012 07:42 PM | A+A A-
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama — with the help of a slowly improving U.S. economy — is gaining ground in many of the 14 states where the presidential contest with Republican Mitt Romney hangs in the balance.
Recent polls have shown Obama gaining an edge over Romney in several so-called swing states. Voters in those states do not reliably support the candidate of either the Republican or Democratic party.
Their importance derives not only from their unpredictability but also from the U.S. presidential election process, which depends on the electoral college and not the popular vote.
In 2000, for example, Democrat and former Vice President Al Gore won the most popular votes nationwide, but former President George W. Bush won the presidency because he rolled up more electoral college votes.
That race finally was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in a hugely controversial ruling that votes in Florida, which initially showed Bush as winner, would not be recounted statewide.
That gave Bush all of Florida's 27 electors and the presidency.
The electoral college is a product of the earliest years of American history and was put in place to protect the interests of small-population states.
It was a compromise among the founding fathers, who wrote the U.S. Constitution. Some wanted the president chosen by Congress, others wanted the popular vote to determine the election.
Under the compromise, the electoral college grants the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in each state the number of electors allocated to that state.
Each state has one elector for each member of the House of Representatives. The number of House members is allocated according to population, with the smallest-population states having only one representative.
But each state, regardless of population, has two senators and, therefore, two electors in the college. Thus, small-population states are granted fewer electors but have proportional power according to population.
There currently are 438 members of the House and 100 Senators, a total of 538 electors. The winning presidential candidate must accumulate 270 electors — half plus one — to win the White House.
The presidential election, thus, amounts to 51 — the number of U.S. states plus Washington, D.C. — individual winner-take-all elections.
The swing states are Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. Current polling shows Obama leading in eight, Romney in three and three with new polling unavailable.
The unemployment rate, a key measure of economic recovery, has dropped more sharply in several swing states than in the nation as a whole. A resurgence in manufacturing is helping the economy — and Obama's chances — in the industrial Midwestern states of Ohio and Michigan.
And Arizona, Nevada and Florida, where unemployment remains high, are getting some relief from an uptick in tourism.
The Great Recession of 2007-2009 hit several swing states particularly hard. Unemployment peaked at 14.2 percent in Michigan, where the auto industry faced ruin.
It also hit double digits in Arizona, Nevada and Florida, which were at the center of the housing bust, and in North Carolina, which lost jobs in textile and furniture plants.
In 2010, the economic misery helped Republicans retake control of the House and gain seats in the Senate. But the Republicans cannot count on a repeat when voters return to the polls — with much more at stake — on Nov. 6.
After an agonizingly slow recovery, several swing-state economies are finally accelerating:
— The job market is improving in Michigan and Ohio. In Michigan, unemployment fell to 8.5 percent in March from 10.5 percent in March 2011. And in Ohio, it dropped to 7.5 percent from 8.8 percent over the same period, putting it well below the national average of 8.2 percent. A Fox News poll released Friday showed Obama leading Romney 45 percent to 39 percent among registered voters in Ohio.
Many blue-collar workers in Ohio and Michigan credit the federal bailout of General Motors and Chrysler for saving tens of thousands of auto industry jobs. Romney opposed the auto bailout.
— In Florida, unemployment tumbled to 9 percent in March from 10.7 percent a year earlier. That was more than twice the nationwide drop of 0.7 percentage point (from 8.9 percent to 8.2 percent) over the same period. A rise in tourism is helping.
— Even Nevada, a focal point of the real estate collapse, has seen some improvement: Unemployment dropped to 12 percent in March from 13.6 percent a year earlier.
— Unemployment is down over the past year in the 10 other states the Associated Press identifies as swing states: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
But things can change swiftly and the economic recovery remains fragile. A month before the most recent polling, for instance, Obama was running behind or neck-and-neck with Romney in battleground states.
A jobs recovery fizzled in mid-2011, so there is no guarantee the unemployment rate will continue to fall this year.
Indeed, Romney was quick to pounce after the government said job creation plunged in March after three strong months of growth. Romney called the numbers "weak and very troubling.... Millions of Americans are paying a high price for President Obama's economic policies."
Higher gasoline prices, up 60 cents this year to a national average $3.88 a gallon, could also turn voters against Obama. Still, prices have dropped over the past two weeks, and analysts say they could fall further.


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We often talk about the generational divide when it comes to the use of technology in the workplace. While IT professionals of any age are naturally more tech-savvy than the general population, a recent study shows that there are actually only slight differences in adoption rates for most consumer technologies. And, despite the tendency to assume that most of your employees are rapidly embracing every new gadget that comes along, a survey from Affinity Research shows that adoption rates for many so-called "hot" devices are actually rather low. Affinity surveyed more than 60,000 American consumers to find out which devices including e-Readers, tablet PCs, smartphones and that old-school machine known as "the computer" are most in-demand among the members of the Millennial, Gen X and Baby Boomer generations. The research also provides insight about future acquisition intentions within these demographics. One conclusion is clear: Smartphone adoption is high among all age groups and there's plenty of room for growth. Computer-lovers take heart: More than eight in 10 of those surveyed already own one. Here are nine highlights from the report:
Generational breakdown of those planning to buy a computer: Millennials - 7% Gen X - 6% Boomers - 4%
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text: Suspended wide receivers havent missed a beat since returning, Foster an elite back again, Keenan Allen, Nick Foles and Eddie Lacy among those rising in fantasy prominence in Scott Cullens 50 Points on NFL Week Six. Air Max 95 Outlet . 1. Jaguars WR Justin Blackmon (14 REC, 190 YDS, 20 targets) had a monster game against Denver and has accrued 326 receiving yards in the last two weeks. With Cecil Shorts nursing a shoulder injury, Blackmon is the one bona fide receiving threat on a team that is expected to be trailing on the scoreboard every week. 2. Browns WR Josh Gordon (7 REC, 126 YDS, 9 targets) has been a monster since returning to the Browns lineup. His 107.3 yards per game ranks third, behind only Justin Blackmon and Julio Jones. 3. Texans RB Arian Foster (198 YDS, 24 touches) has rolled up 487 yards from scrimmage in the last three weeks. If Houston has a chance to turn around their season, despite iffy quarterback play, it may depend on Foster leading the offensive charge. 4. 49ers TE Vernon Davis (8 REC, 180 YDS, 2 TD, 11 targets) can be a tease, not least of all because of his inconsistent quarterback, but after a huge game against Arizona, hes tied for third with six receiving touchdowns and ranks fourth among tight ends with 404 receiving yards. 5. Chargers WR Keenan Allen (9 REC, 107 YDS, 1 TD) is stepping to the forefront as the top receiver with Malcom Floyd and Danario Alexander on IR. He had eight catches for 110 yards in three games before busting out the last two weeks for 15 catches, 222 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Considering how Philip Rivers has resurrected his career, Allen figures to reap rewards all season. 6. Eagles QB Nick Foles (22-for-31, 296 YDS, 3 TD) took over the Eagles offence and didnt miss a beat, spreading the ball around evenly. WR Riley Cooper (4 REC, 120 YDS, 1 TD), WR DeSean Jackson (6 REC, 64 YDS, 2 TD), WR Jason Avant (4 REC, 21 YDS) and TE Zach Ertz (3 REC, 13 YDS) were each targeted six times. 7. Packers RB Eddie Lacy (120 YDS, 23 carries) hasnt had the smoothest start to his pro career, with injuries slowing him down early in the year, but with 219 rushing yards on 46 carries in the last two games, Lacy is looking ready to handle the workhorse load for the Packers. 8. Rams RB Zac Stacy (90 YDS, 20 touches) has emerged as the frontrunner in the St. Louis backfield. Daryl Richardson, who started the year atop the depth chart, had just 23 yards on four touches against Houston. 9. Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray (50 YDS, 1 TD, 9 touches) suffered a sprained MCL and will miss at least Week Seven, if not more action. With Murray out, rookie Joseph Randle (32 YDS, 1 TD, 13 touches) will get his chance for the Cowboys but, given Randles minimal track record, it could be more reasonable to expect the Cowboys passing game to hold even more sway in the offence. 10. Panthers QB Cam Newton (20-for-26, 242 YDS, 3 TD; 30 YDS, 1 TD, 9 carries) gets maligned for inconsistent performance, but the big games tend to offset the bad ones and hes sitting seventh among quarterbacks in fantasy value. 11. Patriots RB Stevan Ridley (110 YDS, 2 TD, 21 touches) had fewer than 50 yards from scrimmage in his first three games of the season, followed by 79 in his fourth before sitting out Week Five and then returning with a vengeance in Week Six. Will he finally provide value to fantasy owners who hitched their wagon to him on draft day? 12. Raiders WR Denarius Moore (5 REC, 82 YDS, 1 TD, 10 targets) has 354 yards and three touchdowns in the last four weeks. Aside from Week Two, when he had no catches on two targets against the Jaguars, Moore has been productive every week for Oakland. 13. Injuries to Randall Cobb and James Jones leave Jordy Nelson (4 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD, 10 targets) and Jarrett Boykin (1 REC, 43 YDS, 6 targets) as the top two wideouts on the Packers depth chart. TE Jermichael Finley is likely to get more looks and the Packers could use the running game more too, while they adjust to the loss of those productive receivers. 14. Giants WR Rueben Randle (3 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD, 5 targets) continues to play a significant role in the Giants troubled passing game. While he and Manning arent always on the same page, Randle is a big-play threat and the Giants No. 3 receiver has actually had more fantasy value than No. 2 Hakeem Nicks, ranking tied for 26th, with Julian Edelman and T.Y. Hilton in fantasy points per game (8.2). 15. Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (128 YDS, 2 TD, 27 touches) continues to sit second in yards from scrimmage (775), but his seven touchdowns gives him the highest fantasy value among running backs. 16. Eagles RB LeSean McCoy (171 YDS, 1 fumble, 27 touches) remains the runaway leader in yards from scrimmage, with 871, but with only three touchdowns, hes behind both Charles and Adrian Peterson in fantasy points per game. 17. Bears RB Matt Forte (111 YDS, 25 touches) remains productive, quietly climbing to fourth among running backs in yards from scrimmage with 686 (114.3 yards per game). 18. Lions RB Reggie Bush (135 YDS, 1 TD, 22 touches) had another big game against the Brown. Its the third time in five games this season that hes gained at least 135 yards from scrimmage. 19. Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch (155 YDS, 2 TD, 25 touches) has had more than 100 yards from scrimmage in four of the last five games, th only miss in that span was in Week Three against Jacksonville when he had 69 yards on 17 carries in a 45-17 rout. 20. One positive for the Vikings in Week Six was TE Kyle Rudolph (9 REC, 97 YDS, 1 TD), who came into the year with some hype, but that was the first game in which hed put up more than 50 yards. 21. Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald (6 REC, 117 YDS, 1 TD, 1 fumble, 12 targets) was considered doubtful going into Sundays game against the 49ers, then proceeded to have his most productive game of the season. 22. Buccaneers WR Vincent Jackson (9 REC, 114 YDS, 2 TD, 14 targets) emerged from a month-long slumber with his second 100-yard game of the season. If its a sign that he might have found something with QB Mike Glennon, in the absence of injured WR Mike Williams, then maybe it will be a positive going forward. 23. Lions TE Joseph Fauria (3 REC, 34 YDS, 3 TD, 3 targets) may have set off a fantasy stampede this week, after scoring three touchdowns against Cleveland, but theres a lot of risk in taking a player just based on touchdowns. He has seven catches on the season, five for scores, and while hes a matchup challenge at 6-foot-7, hes not valuable in fantasy until he starts getting more consistent targets offensively. 24. A quad injury makes it unlikely that Cowboys DE DeMarcus Ware will play in Week Seven, and he could miss more time than that, costing Dallas one of the games premier pass rushers. Since arriving in the league in 2005, Ware has recorded 115 sacks, the most in the NFL. 25. Broncos RB Knowshon Moreno (104 YDS, 3 TD, 22 touches) is building a gap ahead of Ronnie Hillman and Montee Ball in the Broncos running back rotation. In the last two weeks, he has 254 yards and four touchdowns on 46 touches, making it pretty tough to knock him off the starters pedestal. 26. Bengals RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (86 YDS, 18 carries resurrected some of his value against Buffalo, but it didnt come at the expense of RB Giovani Bernard (100 YDS, 1 TD, 21 touches) who continued his stellar rookie season. Despite splitting carries, Bernard ranks second among rookies with 237 rushing yards. 27. Cardinals RB Andre Ellington (92 YDS, 1 TD, 12 touches) continues to produce more than Rashard Mendenhall (42 YDS, 11 touches). There does seem an inevitability to the way this competition is going. 28. Bills QB Thaddeus Lewis (19-for-32, 216 YDS, 2 TD, 17 YDS, 1 TD, 7 carries) came off the practice squad and performed much better than expected against a Bengals pass defence that ranks sixth in yards per attempt and ninth in yards per game. WR T.J. Graham (4 REC, 74 YDS, 6 targets) was Lewis most effective receiver. With Stevie Johnson out, Robert Woods (2 REC, 9 YDS, 6 targets) had an opportunity to step up, but didnt have immediate results with the new quarterback. 29. With Lions WR Calvin Johnson (3 REC, 25 YDS, 8 targets) ineffective as he tried to play through injury, Kris Durham (8 REC, 83 YDS, 13 targets) emerged as the most prominent threat among Detroit wideouts. 30. Saints RB Pierre Thomas (80 YDS, 12 touches, 1 fumble) and Darren Sproles (73 YDS, 13 touches) had relatively even duty in the Saints backfield against New England, but Khiry Robinson (53 YDS, 1 TD, 7 carries) is working his way into the conversation while Mark Ingram is hurt. 31. Chargers RB Ryan Mathews (102 YDS, 22 carries) had his best game of the season against Indianapolis, but Danny Woodhead (83 YDS, 14 touches) continued to be productive in his change-of-pace role. 32. Giants RB Brandon Jacobs (106 YDS, 2 TD, 22 carries) ran with some power against Chicago, proving to be the best option the Giants have had in the backfield this season. With David Wilson out, Jacobs still has the lead with Andre Brown at least three weeks away from returning. The G-Men are adding Peyton Hills too, but Jacobs is intriguing as a short-term fill-in. 33. With starting running back Alfred Morris dealing with a rib injury, Washingtons second-string RB, Roy Helu (77 YDS, 10 touches), has become a bigger part of the offence, gaining 151 yards from scrimmage in the last two games. 34. Browns RB Chris Ogbonnaya (85 YDS, 1 TD, 12 touches) is becoming more viable as a fantasy option, though his role seems inversely-dependent on the success of Willis McGahee. If McGahee struggles, that will mean more looks for Ogbonnaya. 35. Raiders RB Darren McFadden (83 YDS, 19 touches) returned to the lineup and his 19 touches were his most since Week Two, which left Rashad Jennings and Marcel Reese as afterthoughts in the Oakland offence. 36. Panthers RB Mike Tolbert (47 YDS, 2 TD, 10 touches) doesnt put up big yardage totals, but his two touchdowns against Minnesota cut into the appeal of an otherwise strong showing by starting RB DeAngelo Williams (117 YDS, 22 touches). 37. Jets RB Bilal Powell (50 YDS, 12 touches) remains the first choice in the backfield, ahead of Mike Goodson (39 YDS, 5 touches) and Chris Ivory (16 YDS, 4 carries) who, admittedly, did get some action in the loss to Pittsburgh. 38. Buccaneers WR (or undersized TE) Tim Wright (7 REC, 91 YDS, 9 targets) is emerging as a threat in the Tampa Bay offence. Wright played with QB Mike Glennon at Rutgers and, with a dozen catches for 132 yards in the last two weeks, hes worth keeping an eye on. 39. Ravens WR Torrey Smith (1 REC, 12 YDS, 4 targets) was held in check by the Packers - the first time this season that Smith had fewer than 85 yards receiving, so Tandon Doss (4 REC, 99 YDS, 6 targets) played a bigger role. In the last three games, Doss has 11 catches for 204 yards, enough to generate fantasy interest if he could add a touchdown to the mix every once in a while. 40. Giants QB Eli Manning (14-for-26, 239 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT) continued his miserable season. His 15 interceptions is easily worst in the league and his completion percentage (53.7%) ranks ahead of only Blaine Gabbert and Josh Freeman among qualified quarterbacks. 41. Texans QB Matt Schaub (15-for-21, 186 YDS) suffered a leg injury in the loss to St. Louis, which gave T.J. Yates (12-for-17, 98 YDS, 2 INT) an opportunity, which he generally botched. If Schaub cant go, its possible that Yates or even Case Keenum could see game action against Kansas City. 42. Titans RB Chris Johnson (54 YDS, 15 touches) continues to kill fantasy owners. He ranks 18th with 327 rushing yards and his 3.1 yards per carry is worst among backs with at least 100 carries. 43. Colts RB Trent Richardson (53 YDS, 11 touches) was supposed to give Indianapolis a grind-it-out back, particularly once Ahmad Bradshaw was out for the year, but Richardson is having a hard enough time producing more than Donald Brown (34 yards, 5 touches). 44. The Vikings, with no real answers at quarterback, have decided to give Josh Freeman the nod in Week Seven. Freeman completed 45.7% of his passes for Tampa Bay this season, worst among qualified quarterbacks. Theres upside for wide receivers Greg Jennings and Jerome Simpson, as well as TE Kyle Rudolph, but Freemans erratic play -- particularly in a new offence -- could mean some growing pains too. 45. The most productive non-QB available in more than half of TSN leagues is K Mason Crosby who, despite averaging 12 points per game which is tied for most among kickers, is owned in just 24.7% of leagues. Phil Dawson, averaging 6.5 points per game, is owned in 89.6% of leagues. 46. Packers ILB A.J. 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We were very happy with the chalet and the location one of the best. Being in my 60's I do not relish in carrying my skis any distance-this chalet is situated right on the piste. Skis out of the ski room, straight out of the door, skis on, and down the slope to the lifts in La Plagne centre. Absolute heaven! All the staff were very helpful especially on arrival and departure, having your luggage carried into the chalet on arrival and loaded on to the coach on departure. Excellent idea of having your names on each floor with your allocated room indicated. Overall the chalet was run to precision with everything as good as we would wish for. The afternoon cakes were numerous and great.
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Great chalet in a superb location with very friendly staff. Snow conditions of course help, but the location and staff in the chalet helped make this a superb holiday. Resort has plenty to offer in variety of terrain, lots of good restaurants on the mountain, overall fun place to be.
Apres Ski: 4/5
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I wish I had a screen shot of my Facebook post but I complained to Verizon Wireless about my Incredible before I headed to the store and the community responded first by saying since I went through six phones I was entitled to a different phone. I do not complain about customer service and I tend to give the companies the benefit of the doubt but this is different. I mean six phones is a little bit extreme to keep replacing with the same refurbished problem especially since the one that was replaced was replaced less than a month ago.
I have tweeted to @VerizonWireless but things go to deaf ears over and over again. I just wanted a new phone that does the same thing my old. I was never looking to upgrade or get anything for free but just have a phone that works longer than three weeks. There is something wrong with the phone I have and refurbishing them wasn't solving the problem.
I did not get any kind of response and when I got home I went to see what was happening with the post I asked questions on and it was deleted. Not only did they not solve my questions but they deleted it and now there is only corporate content on there and nothing posted by people talking about their products. Verizon never responded to my question on the Facebook page either the community only did.
I am not really wanting to go all United Breaks Guitars here or anything because I decided to visit a different Verizon store than the first one I was going to because I got sick of the same thing. The entire process took almost forty five minutes but I did finally get an Incredible 2. Orignal Incredible has been nothing but a headache and the process of getting stuff done over and over again and not even acknowledging me online was ridiculous.
I get companies don't like user generated content on their page but it is problem solving that builds trust and helps establish relationships. I have seen this on other pages where they frown upon someone asking questions or posting content on fan pages.
You can not have an open relationship with a guest or customer if you ignore what they are feeling. That is bad public relations and even worse customer service. Yes my problem did get solved but this should have been fixed four phones ago and not on the sixth one. The Incredible is a huge fail and even though I love it when it works but when you are replacing defective devices with more defective devices it does not make for good customer service.
Would I be writing this if I had been answered on the Facebook page or Tweeted to? No, and I probably would have had more love for them but since I am being ignored which is not a good feeling I think it is time for companies to actually listen to the consumer.
You can be on social media all day and just push your holiday sales and your new products but when something breaks and breaks and breaks again you need to be strong enough to say, "Yes this is a problem and no this isn't marketing but customer service, it fits into a different silo but we are all people."
What is so wrong with giving the consumer the reigns to talk about your product on your page even if it is bad? I could have easily ended the day with "This is a crappy product but the manager at the 12 and Dequindre store in Warren did a really great job even if it did take almost an hour."
Hiding behind a logo is fine and dandy but in the end we are all consumers and we all just want to be heard and NOT deleted.


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Sorry about the pink eye! I had it when I was pregnant with my 2nd child. Morning sickness on top of pink eye = DISASTER! I did find that once I started the drops my eyes cleared up within 48 hours. Using a damp washcloth in the morning will help you in the mornings to open your eye up.ReplyDelete
You know you will have to pretty much throw out everything you used eye wise from this previous week? Same thing happened to me, I had to replace everything.. luckily I have no where near as huge collection as you.. Hope you feel better soon honey! Keep ice pack on or freeze a wet wash cloth.ReplyDelete
AW, feeling bad for you! That looks like a pretty bad case. Heal quickly and don't rush back into the "biz" too early - you need time to take care of yourself!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 1:41 PM
Be well soon Em!! <3 Love your blog, it's amazing! I would really like you to do a video on Benefit Benetint or a lip and cheek tint/stain video!ReplyDelete
hopefully you feel better soon ! i had pink eye once before and i also really just wanted to start wearing makeup again. hahaReplyDelete
feel better !
Hope your eye gets better soon...I remember that going around years ago as well, never fun! Enjoy your little time off, and know we'll be looking forward to have you back with videos! :)ReplyDelete
Make sure you toss all the eye products you have used for the past week or so (OUCH!) so as not to reinfect yourself. Hope you are on the mend soon! XOReplyDelete
How does someone get pink eye? Take care!ReplyDelete
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You might ask the doctor about sterilizing the used makeup. I know professional makeup artists have to on a regular basis. Might be able to save some.ReplyDelete
P.S. I hope it gets better!ReplyDelete
Sending you virtual hugs and hopes that you feel better soon! I had pink eye when I was little -- it's no fun! :( :(ReplyDelete
put a warm tea bag on your eye! it will soothe and clean it! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 1:46 PM
Aw, it did get you good. :( Poor Em. I hope the antibiotics kick in super fast. Will it be 24 hours tonight? Usually you start to see a bit of improvement in 24 hours, more in a few days. Hang in there. Take the opportunity to rest up, use lots of antibacterial lotion, throw out tissues as soon as you use them in a paper bag (so you aren't opening and closing doors and spreading it). Eyes can be such a pain in the face!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 1:47 PM
That sucks! Are you planning on tossing out makeup? That might be interesting to write about or do a video on.ReplyDelete
I hope you'd feel better soon and wish you a speedy recovery!ReplyDelete
Make sure you clean all makeup brushes that you might have used pre-pink eye. Also, you should throw away any mascara that you may have used in the days leading up to the pink eye because using them again may re-infect your eyes. make sure to dis-infect any eye liners that you may have used with rubbing alcohol.ReplyDelete
Hope that helps.
I Hope you feel better soon Em! I never had pink eye, and I hope I'll never get it, it freaks me out xDReplyDelete
Feel Better!!!ReplyDelete
And, since I did not know you wore contacts, and I just started wearing them, maybe in the future you could do a contacts and eye-makeup piece. Hope you feel better and are well FAST. Hugs.
I hope you feel better!ReplyDelete
Emily, I hope you feel better soon! Keep using whatever the doctor gave you. I got pink eye from tying on MAKEUP in a store! I really hope you don't do this. If you test products, only do it on your hand. NEVER TRY ON EYELINER, MASCARA or EYESHADOW on your eye with a store sample. They are infested with bacteria. Please tell all your makeup follows to never do this!ReplyDelete
Oh no! I was just wondering when you'll have your next video up, and then I saw this...I hope you feel better soon!ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear about the pink eye. Since you wear contacts, be sure to THOROUGLY clean them before using them again...or maybe just take out a new pair and use a new lens container. Antibiotics (oral) generally take 2 days to "kick in". Be sure to finish ALL medications (oral/topical) and DO NOT stop using/taking them just because the eye looks/feels better. . Here's a link that may help: http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/tc/pinkeye-home-treatment. Get well soon, Emily!ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear about the pink eye. Since you wear contacts, be sure to THOROUGLY clean them before using them again...or maybe just take out a new pair and use a new lens container. Antibiotics (oral) generally take 2 days to "kick in". Be sure to finish ALL medications (oral/topical) and DO NOT stop using/taking them just because the eye looks/feels better. . Here's a link that may help: http://www.webmd.com/eye-health/tc/pinkeye-home-treatment. Get well soon, Emily!ReplyDelete
- Crystal PApril 3, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Aww, I had pink eye exactly this time last year, but it was in BOTH eyes. I was about to graduate and was freaking out since I had a big paper to write for a class. I could barely see and my eyes stinged so bad! The only relief I had was wearing sun glasses during the day LOL just take your medicine, keep icing, and it will pass in a few days, took me all weekend and a monday :p btw..Love your blogs and beauty broadcast!ReplyDelete
I hope you feel better soon!!!ReplyDelete
I hope you feel better soon!!!ReplyDelete
I hated pink eye as a child! I probably had it about a handful of times. Be sure not to rub your eyes because it has the tendency to transfer to the other eye easily. Or if you do rub your eyes, nothing is better for germ removal than washing your hands. I hope you feel better!ReplyDelete
To the previous poster about how you contract pink eye. You get it by touching an infected surface or person and then touching your eyes. It's highly contagious but ultimately more of a nuisance than anything.
aw man, pink eye is the WORST!!! i was teasing a friend about having it and sure enough, karma got me..in both eyes! i sure felt pretty goofy :)ReplyDelete
I had pink eye years ago...Yes you have to get rid of ALL eye makeup used in the past couple days..And do yourself a favor and get salve(spelling) instead of drops. I had the drops and most of it went down my face. The salve helped it clear up in about a day...and I had it in both my eyes because I am always touching my face and eyes...good luckReplyDelete
get well soon sweetheart xxxReplyDelete
Feel better!ReplyDelete
Feel better!ReplyDelete
hope you get well soon Emily! Love you!ReplyDelete
Get well soon. I would really like if you had a "British Invasion" video where you got items from the UK (which u can order online, of course). Brands such as Sleek, Barry M, and MakeUp Academy would make a pretty cool video.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 2:23 PM
Hi darling sorry to hear abt your pink eye. It must be due to any eye make up product which you had used over the past week. Try to find out and throw as it can reinfect you. Take a couple of days off as we want our lovely Emily back with a big bang :)ReplyDelete
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I just had to throw away a bunch of eye makeup due to a really bad stye... I feel your pain! I'm needing to make a trip to Sephora to rebuy some Urban Decay :o/ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 2:24 PM
Heyy! I hope you feel better soon! Can you do a blog post on your "Sephora Favorites Lash-Stash" kit? I have one too and I would love to know which ones were your favorites. Thanks :)ReplyDelete
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Perhaps you've covered this and I'm just forgetting, but I'd really like a video or blog post on your favorite makeup books. =)ReplyDelete
Well I don't know how you do it but you still look absolutely gorgeous! I hope you get better soon!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 2:39 PM
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And I bet you look perfect all day every day, right? Would you mind sending us a pictures every few seconds, or maybe a live 24/7 video feed, so we can all stand in awe of your perfection? You aren't forced to read her blog or watch her videos, so do us all a favor and go back to thinking you're fabulous and the rest of us with real lives are beneath you elsewhere. And if you do choose to comment again, at least have the decency to write your name instead of showing your cowardice by hiding behind anonymity.Delete
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Be careful with your pillows!ReplyDelete
I hope you get better, unfortunately i'm no stranger to pink eye. When kids were younger, i worked at a daycare and was going to school for medical assistant, needless to say ALL three of us got pink eye. My husband was the lucky one oe unlucky he had to take care of us lol.ReplyDelete
Ouch... It makes my eyes want to water just looking at the picture. Feel better soon!ReplyDelete
Awww, hugs coming your way, Emily! I hope you get better soon! I miss your videos!!ReplyDelete
Aww! Feel better soon!! Pink eye is no fun!!ReplyDelete
I hope you get better, unfortunately i'm no stranger to pink eye. When kids were younger, i worked at a daycare and was going to school for medical assistant, needless to say ALL three of us got pink eye. My husband was the lucky one oe unlucky he had to take care of us lol.ReplyDelete
I have never had pink eye but I know what a painful inconvenience it can be from knowing friends who have had it. I wish you a speedy recovery! xxReplyDelete
Sorry about the pink eye Emily! Your eyes look kinda like mine now. I have glaucoma and I am allergic to the drops I have to take for it so they are continuously red. I'm glad yours will go away soon!!ReplyDelete
Feel better! I had pink eye a couple of years ago it was the worst experience ever. Something I did that was very soothing and cleared away the puss without having to dab at it was to boil some mineral water, take it off the stove, and then put your face over it with a towel over head. I couldn't stand the heat on my whole face so I made the towel cover my nose and mouth too. Best of luck to you and make sure you don't infect the other eye like I did hahaReplyDelete
Luckily as others have said you can disinfect most of your stuff but anything liquid or gel (mascara, gel liner) you'll have to toss. The rest you can disinfect with 99% isopropyl alcohol or vodka which I'm sure you already knew. :DReplyDelete
Oh wow ouch!! Sorry doll hope you feel better soon xoReplyDelete
I had an eye infection last spring while I was pregnant, it went away in a couple of days with some prescribed eye drops. It sucks, especially when everyone is staring at you looking like you've gone all Contagion on everyone LMAO.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Sorry for your eye trouble. On the bright side you get to buy more makeup.ReplyDelete
Poor Emily. Pink Eye sucks!ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness Emily, my eyes started watering in sympathy just from looking at your eye!ReplyDelete
It's going around a lot here too, and yeah, it's super contagious. Feel better soon!
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Get well soon, EMILY! I've had an irritated eye these past few days too. Can't wait for you next tutorial! Take care ;)ReplyDelete
I'm really sorry. Hope it doesn't hurt too much. I have often that problem, my eyes are very sensitive :/ReplyDelete
:* Wish you'll get better soon!
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 5:11 PM
Emily, sorry to hear about the pink eye...hope it gets better quickly. I've been wondering if you could do a video on your skin care regime? I'm looking for new suggestions....thanks and love all your videos.ReplyDelete
Emily, hope you feel better!! Praying for you! Thanks for being real :-)ReplyDelete
Sorry to learn that, take care!ReplyDelete
- MaggieApril 3, 2012 at 6:11 PM
It totally matches your background. lol Just making jokes. At least it isn't like a really ugly green color. Hope it goes away soon! I've only had pink eye once, but it wasn't too bad. I hated it, though.ReplyDelete
Hi Emily, I hope your eye gets better.. :)ReplyDelete
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Warm tea bags really help draw out the infection. and when the tea bag eventually becomes cool, that helps with swelling. you could also use just a warm face towel the warm/hot water also helps draw out the infection.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 7:54 PM
Owwie :( That's one of the worst cases of pink eye I've ever seen. Hope you heal fast! <3ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 8:01 PM
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Oh no! That sucks, I hope you get better soon!ReplyDelete
Eek that looks painful Emily.ReplyDelete
I have no idea what Pink Eye is. Is it kind of like Conjunctivitis? and you said it's contagious, how do you contact it? I hope it goes away soon and that you're family don't get it too.
To the Anonymous person who said that Em is a disgusting person because she blogs about her pink eye and shown a picture of it:ReplyDelete
You definitely need a hug, some love and a new stress ball to release your tensions. Find a new hobby that is not mean and disrespectful. This is Emily's blog and she can write about everything she wants. If you want to post only about kittens in baskets open your own blog.
Emily, I hope you get well soon, I used to have pink eyes repeatedly when I was a toddler and it wasn't cool, so I am thinking of you.
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 8:36 PM
I hope you feel better and that you can find out where you got it from. I know it must be hard to throw out products that you've used recently! Get better soon!ReplyDelete
I totally feel your pain...This weekend i woke up with my right eye feeling like glass was in it. I was told by an eye doctor that i sometimes sleep with my eyes partially open..OMG it dries the eye out and the pain is worse than pink eye...I have pictures too. Feel better dear.ReplyDelete
Oh Emily, you look so sad and in pain! :/ Thank goodness I have not had pink eye, I can only imagine it is very painful. Hope you feel better soon. PS Can you give some tips on how to cover growing eyebrows? I'm trying to grow mine to make them fuller but sometimes I give in and start tweezing away :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 3, 2012 at 9:44 PM
Put Vaseline on your eyelashes before you go to bed and you won't wake up with the "crusties" :)ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness! I just had pink eye this past weekend. I am currently in graduate school and tend to get shingles every time I am super stressed. But, my eye was completely swollen and bright red last weekend. The doctor also diagnosed me with pink eye. It is such a bummer! It totally gets in the way of makeup...and a busy schedule! On the bright side, the eye drops work VERY quickly!ReplyDelete
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oh man, pink eye is the worst! I had it when I was little and I was miserable! feel better :] I hope you don't have to get rid of too much make up :X although I would be interested to see what you've used in the past week that you need to get rid of. hahaReplyDelete
and the ANONYMOUS person who is posting all of the nasty stuff- really? yes, pink eye is disgusting there's no way around it, but what you're saying is just uncalled for. Emily is a wonderful person and her blog and new vlog channel are a way for her fans to get closer to her. Emily has the right to post WHATEVER she wants and if you don't like it, then stop reading... don't continue to post nasty stuff. Emily is already sick and probably feeling lousy, so why all the hate which probably won't help her feel better? geeze, didn't your mother ever teach you "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." if not, you need to be taught REALLY quickly.
I've never had pink eye, but I imagine you can't use the same mascara anymore. :/ Pink eye can really come from anything. We can't wash our hands 24/7 and bacteria is everywhere. Allergic reactions to makeup can cause the same thing, only those get as bad as the eye completely closed up.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 4, 2012 at 2:35 AM
Had pink eye, it's hideous and be so careful around the kitten. You are one brave soul to post that picture girlfriend...you get high praise...and remember this too shall pass. I got it from helping in my sons kindergarten class..a little boy came to school with it and I was dismayed his mom sent him the poor darling, but I got it .... 14 of the kids got it...and I almost smacked the mom. Can you imagine not caring about your kid that much!?ReplyDelete
Ive had pink eye twice and it totally sucks..my eye was basically glued shut by the time i woke up and its just horrible..but the drops should fix you right up they worked for me i could finally open my eyes fully after 2 days of using them. Hope for a speedy recovery I love watching ur videos and reading ur blogReplyDelete
get well soon Em!!! Just lay off the makeup and contacts :) Mwah!! xx CReplyDelete
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Oh I feel for you Emily!! Pink eye is definitely no fun :( i just hope you don't have to throw away all your makeup. But then again that gives you the excuse to buy more!!! :) Get well soon!! XoReplyDelete
Hope you'll get well soon Emily!ReplyDelete
- AngelicaApril 4, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Anonymous, your negativity is endless. Thank goodness for you. Those who decide to be better, look up to you, to make sure and never be as negative and envious as those with your qualities. Have a great life.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 4, 2012 at 8:57 AM
I hope you get well soon Emily! I love your blog entries on here! What a great site, I check in every now and then to see what reviews and OOTD and tutorials you have up. Please keep the entries coming!ReplyDelete
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I have just returned home from New Orleans where the 2010 Southern Republican Leadership Conference was held. I was there, on the ground, witnessing and participating in the events firsthand.
Regardless of one's desired outcome, the SRLC straw poll results should raise some legitimate questions in the minds of any objective and reasonable individual. These are questions that the SRLC or the firm that conducted the poll, Wilson-Research Strategies (the RNC is one of their clients), should be happy to answer if they are interested in retaining an aura of integrity, transparency, and credibility. One of the first questions is whether or not there were any ballots that were spoiled? If so what were the criteria and threshold for a ballot to be considered "spoiled"? Will an independent and open audit be allowed of all of the ballots? Were the ballots actually numbered or encoded as was suggested they would be? Can the ballots now be inspected by parties other than SRLC or W-R-S staff?
Late in the afternoon on Saturday (immediately following Ron Paul's speech) I walked by the room where the voting was taking place and the doors were closed. Conference participants were being kept out of the room and told that voting would reopen again "soon". When someone asked why the doors to the room where the straw poll was being conducted were closed, the gentleman at the door said that they were "tabulating a batch" of ballots. The obvious question that immediately came to mind: 'who' was tabulating the ballots, and did each candidate have representation in the room while these ballots were being tabulated? Also was it standard operating procedure to periodically tabulate the ballots throughout the entire weekend? And if so, following each tabulation, were the most recent counts made public? Given the statistical proximity of the top two contenders one would think that more details would be revealed in a prudent effort to ensure transparency-the apparent difference between Ron Paul and Mitt Romney is a sliver of a fraction (0.0055%).
Until these questions are answered it would be wise for the media to refrain from referring to Governor Romney as the "winner" of the straw poll while such a fine and statistically insignificant difference between the top contenders exist. And because of the heightened atmosphere surrounding this poll due to the current political zeitgeist it would be irresponsible for anything other than full transparency of the procedure and methods of this straw poll to be revealed.
There were other disconcerting issues that occurred during the weekend. In my experience the SRLC was very poorly organized and inefficient. Registration was chaotic, vague, and not intuitive; signage was sorely lacking and unclear. Also registration was closed as early as 1pm on Saturday causing anyone who had not picked up credentials by that time to be denied voting privileges as well as access to the ballroom where the speeches were being delivered. The parking garages at the hotel were full early in the day with the nearest parking being 20 minutes away by foot. The straw poll voting times were erratic too. Supposedly the ballots were not printed on time and the straw poll did not open on schedule. I had been informed that 2pm was when voting opened on Friday whereas it was supposed to open at 10am.
The entire SRLC seemed disorganized and sloppy as a whole, not to mention confusing. There were several individuals that had the proper credentials but were denied entry into the "Taste of Louisiana" reception on Friday night. Accurate schedules, informational help, maps, question and answer desks etc, were not made readily available for ease of access. All of this is a bit saddening considering the Party is going to attempt to retake nationwide political power in the next few months. Having such a difficult time organizing their own conference I have to wonder about their effectiveness when it matters most, during election season.
But in all fairness I must say that considering the fact that the Constitutionally conservative / limited-government wing of the Republican Party has grown substantially compared to previous years, the event was indeed very encouraging. In fact judging by the reception that Ron Paul received during his speech I would say that the Republican Party is slowly but surely starting to embrace the ideals of limited government conservatism. The feeling in the room when Congressman Paul spoke was beyond electric and the prevailing excitement was not just emanating from ardent Ron Paul supporters. Not only rank-and-file Republicans, but the GOP leadership is also starting to embrace the liberty movement into their fold.


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Jack and his mother are locked in a shed (11 x 11) and the book is a story about how they survive. The tragedy of their situation soon becomes apparent as the reader listens to Jack's innocent voice talking about their life in Room, but is himself unaware that there is anything really wrong. He loves his mother and like any child, enjoys the daily routines in his life. Jack's mother does her best to be a good mother, ordering the days, trying to fend off boredom, protecting Jack from any danger, and yet she is abused and increasingly desperate in this confinement that has gone on for years.
Though I found the boy's speech a bit distracting at first, it became possible for me to enter the tragedy through his innocent language, thus rendering this tragic story readable. The style reminded me of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Angela's Ashes. The teller of the story is unaware, but the reader is not. Another book it reminded me of was I Am David, also about a boy who grows up in confinement and has not gained awareness of the wider world in the usual way.
I found the book incredible and riveting. The author is from Dublin and lives in Canada.
Audrey Niffenegger, who wrote The Time Traveler's Wife, said this, "Room is a book to read in one sitting. When it's over you look up: the world looks the same but you are somehow different and that feeling lingers for days."
See a trailer for the book on her website. Don't worry, there is no spoiler in it.


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As regional powers gather at the Singapore Airshow this week, two issues will be at the forefront: upgrading their F-16s and/or buying F-35s.
Singapore and Taiwan will be hitching their own F-16 upgrades to the CAPES program as well, depending largely on whether the US decides to continue funding CAPES, which is in doubt. However, Lockheed still benefits by being the only fifth-generation fighter maker on the market. Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and even Taiwan have plans to procure the F-35.
Without doubt, China stands out as the No. 1 reason for the interest in new or upgraded fighters. Over the past few years, China has pushed the envelope on territorial claims in the South China and East China seas. In November, China announced a new air defense identification zone over much of the East China Sea, including the disputed Senkaku islands, administered by Japan.
China also has demonstrated a remarkable talent for surprising US defense analysts who study its air force. Despite agreement among US experts that China was a decade away from fielding an aircraft carrier and rolling out stealth fighters, aircraft manufacturers Chengdu and Shenyang conducted flight tests on not one, but two stealth fighters — the Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-31 — in 2011 and 2012, respectively.
Constant assurances from various think tanks in Washington indicated China would have serious difficulties fielding a carrier-borne fighter. Photographs showing the Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark inside the aircraft carrier Liaoning's hangar bay were dismissed as props for dignitaries. Skid marks on the carrier's runway were "painted" there to fool Western analysts.
The Chinese proved them wrong again when the J-15, a clone of the Russian Su-33, appeared on Chinese TV roaring off Liaoning's flight deck in late 2012. Late last year, reports from China indicated that a recent exercise in the South China Sea included more than 100 sorties by the J-15 from the Liaoning.
These reports have reinforced the region's appetite to keep fourth-generation fighters tuned and ready to fight, and to seek new F-16C/Ds or the fifth-generation F-35 joint strike fighter.
"China has turned into Lockheed Martin's greatest salesman ever," said Richard Aboulafia, vice president of the Virginia-based Teal Group.
China's aggressive military posturing and the leadership's rhetoric, coupled with Beijing's "somewhat premature efforts to field stealth fighters and an aircraft carrier, have highlighted East Asian interest in fifth-generation fighters," he said.
China's actions also have brought about the need for better gear on fourth-generation jets, particularly active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars and improved electronic warfare systems, Aboulafia said.
"Right now, most countries seem to be balancing their budgets between relatively small investments in F-35s, coupled with upgrades to their current fleets," he said.
This reflects a need for a balanced force, a desire to see F-35 mature as a design, and to leverage their sizable inventories. "After all, generational change doesn't happen over a few years. It takes a decade or two," Aboulafia said.
Here is the state of play of major fighter competitions and concerns for the main Asia-Pacific nations coming to Singapore this week.
South Korea
In mid-2012, BAE Systems won a competition against Lockheed to become systems integrator for an upgrade program for 130 KF-16 fighters for an estimated $2.43 billion. Raytheon's advanced combat radar (RACR) beat Northrop Grumman's scalable agile beam radar (SABR) for the AESA requirement. This is significantly cheaper than the US deal for Taiwan's F-16 upgrade program for 146 fighters for an estimated $5.3 billion.
Work to upgrade Air Force KF-16 fighter jets is on track, as South Korea's government finalized an agreement in December with the US government for BAE Systems to perform upgrades and systems integration for 134 KF-16s.
The two-stage KF-16 upgrade is valued at about $1 billion. BAE is working on the first phase to furnish detailed design requirements, including computers, displays, sensors and pilot-aircraft interface efforts; initiate software design and development; and define support training requirements.
The second phase will cover efforts to enhance the fighters' defense capability and interoperability between the South Korean and US air forces, according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Seoul's arms procurement agency.
The US has denied Taiwan's request for new F-16C/D fighters needed to replace aging F-5 and Mirage 2000 jets. The denial is being blamed on China's successful efforts to lobby the US government.
Instead, the US has granted Taiwan a hotly debated upgrade program for its remaining 146 F-16A/Bs. In 2011, the US released a $5.3 billion upgrade program based on CAPES. .
However, sources here and in Washington indicate the US might defund the CAPES program in the fiscal 2015 budget proposal. If so, Taiwan could be left with sole responsibility for paying the development costs for the CAPES program.
As planned under CAPES, some 300 US Air Force F-16C/Ds would receive an AESA radar; a new AN/ALQ-213 electronic warfare management system; an integrated broadcast system and a central pedestal display. There will also be a new operational flight program to integrate these new systems with the aircraft's existing avionics. Taiwan's F-16s also would receive a new high-speed data bus modular mission computer and structural service-life extensions.
Taiwan officials were convinced when signing a letter of acceptance with the US that commonality with CAPES carried enormous cost savings. For example, among the largest-ticket item and the greatest potential savings common to CAPES and the Taiwan F-16 upgrade program is the AESA radar.
The US Air Force selected Northrop's SABR AESA radar in July for both CAPES and Taiwan's F-16 upgrade program, meaning that Taiwan would have saved on significant non-recurring engineering costs, estimated at $200 million, due to cost sharing with the US via CAPES. The same principle also applies to the other systems to be upgraded under CAPES.
As such, the demise of CAPES, or even just a one- or two-year funding interruption, could affect cost, schedule and risks for Taiwan's F-16 upgrade program. Cost could rise by several hundred million dollars, which would either have to be footed entirely by Taiwan or shared with other foreign military sales customers who elect to adopt the same CAPES-defined upgrade options.
Since Taiwan's legislature has been adamant that the $3.8 billion budget approved for the F-16 upgrade program is more or less set in stone, the likelihood of Taiwan approving a budget increase to pay for a greater share of the cost is minimal. Without additional funds to cover the shortfall from the cancellation or significant delays of CAPES, development and testing of the systems and upgrades planned for CAPES and Taiwan's F-16 upgrade would also likely suffer significant delays.
"What Taiwan could, and should, do is to actively explore legal remedies for an exit strategy in case of a worst-case scenario," a Taiwan defense consultant said. Taiwan's military must also seriously consider options for restructuring the program.
"For example, Taiwan could prioritize the upgrade work into phases and perform only the most urgent (and lower-risk/less sensitive to CAPES impact) upgrades first, such as the structural [service-life extension program] and some of the retrofits for addressing obsolescence issues," the defense consultant said. "At the same time, Taiwan can greatly benefit by closely cooperating with other countries, which are also working on F-16 upgrade projects of their own, especially South Korea, which is upgrading a fleet of over 100 aircraft, so as to try to maximize system commonality, mitigate technological and schedule risk and reduce cost."
Singapore has two fighter programs of interest. The first is a $2.43 billion upgrade program for 60 F-16C/Ds released by the US government in January. Various defense sources indicate that the agreement is the same as the one offered to Taiwan, which is basically a cost-sharing deal involving the CAPES program.
However, following news out of Washington that CAPES could be defunded, cost-sharing with only Taiwan could elevate costs for both nations beyond their capacity to pay.
If CAPES is delayed, Singapore and Taiwan might turn to the solution being pursued by South Korea on its F-16 upgrade program. South Korea chose to go with BAE Systems as integrator and Raytheon's RACR as the AESA selection. This is in contrast to the CAPES option with Lockheed as integrator and Northrop's SABR as the AESA option.
"If Singapore chooses to go forward with the CAPES solution without the US as a participant, it would have to share costs related to non-recurring engineering issues with Taiwan," a defense analyst said. "However, this is expected to be expensive, even if both Singapore and Taiwan share these costs."
The other option is to drop the F-16 upgrade and go forward with the F-35 procurement. This option would not be surprising, as Singapore is an official F-35 security cooperative participant, along with Israel.
With US defense budget cuts stoking fears in Japan that the US is losing its grip on the region as a security guarantor as China pushes to fill that void, the Japanese are struggling against constitutional restrictions on militarization, budget constraints, antimilitary activists, and a rising tide of panic among nationalists that China intends to dominate the near seas and push through the Japanese-controlled Ryukyu Island chain into the Pacific.
Meanwhile, Japan is having problems motivating itself to move forward on the procurement of the F-35 stealth fighter from the US.
The reason appears to be a collection of problems: economic, political and cultural debates on what Japan is prepared to do to revive its military power without awakening ghosts from World War II that haunt the region, and how to procure expensive and sophisticated fighter jets that allow the country to benefit economically from technology sharing and coproduction.
In Indonesia, the air force is debating the replacement of aging F-5E fighters. Possible replacements include the Sukhoi Su-35, Boeing F-15 Eagle, Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, French Dassault Rafale and Swedish JAS 39 Gripen.
The requirement is for one squadron of 16 fighters to be decided after the October presidential and legislative elections.
Indonesia has gone forward on the procurement of a squadron of 16 South Korean-built T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer jets. So far, the air force has taken delivery of two jets, with final delivery by the end of the year.
The Australians plan to replace their F/A-18B Hornets with the F-35A. The first two F-35s are due to be rolled out this year and sent in January 2015 to the international F-35 training center at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
Australia has only two F-35s on order, but has committed to 12 more with initial operating capability slated for 2020.
However, if the Hornets are to be retired on schedule, three squadrons and a training unit are required by the end of 2022. This will take total procurement to 72 aircraft, with a further decision on a final batch of 28 to replace Australia's newer F/A-18F Super Hornets to be made sometime in the next decade.
The Royal Australian Air Force will submit its purchase recommendations for government consideration early this year, with a decision expected in April. Options include a single tranche of 72 aircraft, or a phased approach that will require a series of government approvals.
New Zealand
New Zealand is the one country in the Asia-Pacific region without a fighter squadron, nor does it have plans to procure them.
However, New Zealand has selected new training aircraft. New Zealand's Defense Minister, Jonathan Coleman, announced Jan. 27 that 11 of Beechcraft Defense's T-6C Texan turboprop planes have been selected to supply the Defense Force's new pilot training program.
Coleman added that upgrades of five C-130H Hercules cargo planes and six P-3K2 Orion patrol aircraft continue. Both were procured in the 1960s.
All five of the Defence Force's AgustaWestland A109 training/light utility helicopters, and seven of its eight NH90 medium utility helicopters ordered have arrived in New Zealand. The NH90s have replaced 1960s-era Bell UH-1H utility helicopters, and the A109s have replaced aging Bell 47G Sioux training helicopters. (Defensenews)


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Kendrick Lamar is nominated for seven GRAMMY Awards this year, which it only the tip of the iceberg for all that the 26-year-old rap phenom has accomplished. In a new interview with Jeff Weiss at The Hollywood Reporter, Lamar reveals some behind the scene thought process for his co-performance at this year's GRAMMY Awards with Imagine Dragons. The two will perform a mashup of Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" with Lamar's half-title track, "M.a.a.d. City".
Kendrick keeps most things shrouded in mystery, including the specifics of his GRAMMY performance. But he does reiterate what he thought about his "Control" verse that dropped earlier this year, the one that sent a shockwave through the rap community.
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